SCUNTHORPE Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey has said the Knock Out Cup remains the team’s most realistic chance of silverware this season.

The Scorpions come up against Peterborough in the first leg of the Knock Out Cup tie at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday at 5.30pm looking to build up a good lead ahead of the second leg on June 16.

Godfrey wants his team to put everything into the meeting, as he believes his side’s chances of making the play-offs in the Championship are a slim after five defeats in their first seven home matches.

It already leaves the Scorpions in ninth, 10 points off fourth and having raced many more meetings than all of the ohter teams.

“I think the play-offs have gone and once again our season has gone into turmoil,” Godfrey told the Telegraph.

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“We are rebuilding halfway through the season but there is no reason why we can’t beat Peterborough.”

Scunthorpe have already lost once to the Panthers around their own track this season back at the beginning of April but ran them close round the East of England Showground.

The Panthers have also recently drafted in former Grand Prix and GB star Chris Harris but Godfrey hopes they will still have too much for them despite the absence of Josh Auty and Josh Bailey who both quit the club this week.

“They have brought Chris Harris in but he is beatable round our track,” Godfrey continued. “The Knock Out Cup is realistically a big goal for the team.

“It has been so frustrating as a lot of scores have been between four and six points.

“We have got to win the meeting and we will be chucking the handlebars at it to win it.”